WMH welcomes orthopedic surgeon

Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, December 13, 2011

ENTERPRISE – Wallowa Memorial Hospital recently welcomed Chad Burgoyne, MD, orthopedic surgeon, to its sports medicine program.

Dr. Burgoyne comes from Charleston, S.C., as a practicing orthopedic surgeon, with a Sports Medicine Fellowship from West Coast Sports Medicine in California.

He specializes in the following areas: general orthopedic care, arthroscopic services, trauma, pediatric fractures, knee injuries (ACL and meniscus injuries, repair, replacement and reconstruction), shoulder injuries (fracture repair, rotator cuff repair, reconstruction), hip injuries (fracture repair); wrist/ankle injuries (repair).

Dr. Burgoyne graduated cum laude from the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed both his surgical internship and residency in Othopedic Surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, N.Y.

After completing his two-year fellowship in sports medicine at West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation in Manhattan Beach, Calif., Dr. Burgoyne became a sports medicine consultant working with extreme sports athletes. He’s been both an event physician for the WMI Corporation out of Denver, Colo., and a course physician for the Union Cycliste International, which is the world governing body for sports cycling.

Dr. Burgoyne will see patients on Tuesday mornings at Wallowa Memorial Hospital and perform surgeries Tuesday afternoons. He will work closely with the physical therapy team at Wallowa Memorial to ensure the patients get all-around premier care.

Dr. Burgoyne, who now lives in La Grande, is also on the staff at Grande Ronde Hospital, where he sees patients, performs surgeries and offers joint replacement services.

He succeeds Dr. Brad Stephens as orthopedic surgeon at WMH.

Dr. Stephens retired as surgeon this summer but continues to see patients one day a week and continues his free student athletics clinic 7:30 to 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Dr. Stephens and his wife Anne plan to continue to live in Wallowa County.

“He’s an excellent surgeon,” said Dr. Stephens of Dr. Burgoyne. “I have worked with him in the operating room, and we’re really lucky to have him.”

Appointments with Dr. Burgoyne can be made by calling 541-426-3463.